OPENING Point Min. CONVENTIONAL SPECIAL BIDS Range Length MEANING RESPONSES SPECIAL USES OF DOUBLES: Double of overcall => indicates would have 1. 10-19 3 Better Minor, denies 5 • Bid 4+ card major first, made the opponents intervening bid card major • Double jump to new suit is 1 10-19 3 weak Otherwise, x of bids up to 2S and pre-empts 1 10-19 5 • Jump promises Fit & 5 cards in bid suit is for take out, promising ability to play in at • Double jump is Splinter - good trump 1 10-19 5 least two of the unbid suits support and singleton/void in bid suit 1NT 12-14 2 in all 2C Stayman, 2D/H/S, 3C all transfers Other doubles for penalties and, if of unnatural bid, can invite lead 2. 21-22 N/A 21-22 or 8PT in a suit 2D denies AK, or 8 points

2 23+ 2H denies AK, or 8 points SLAM Meaning of Response No inter- Over Over Intervening Bid 2 5-10 6 • 2NT - OGUST (1) CONVENTIONS vention Double • Min bid in new suit is Name: RCKB 1430 1 or 4 keycards 5C Pass Pass 2 5-10 6 escape to safer contract 0 or 3 Keycards 5D Double Redouble 2NT 19-20 3C Stayman, 3D/H transfer, 3S (7) 2 Keycards no trump Q 5H 5C Next bid up 2 Keycards + trump Q 5S 5D Next bid up over major, next 3 bids 5-9 7 but 1 bid up over minor Gerber (6) 4 bids 5-8 8 Other Conventions: • Fourth suit forcing – says nothing about bid suit -asking for more information • Trial Bids - bid in new suit following major suit agreement at 2 level = looking for help DEFENSIVE BIDS (shortage or honours) • NT Probe – if minor agreed at 3 level, bid of unbid major shows stopper, inviting NT OVER- Meaning OPPONENTS Defensive Methods • Escape from 1NT doubled – Redouble = Transfer to clubs: 2C, 2D, 2H = transfer to next suit CALLS OPEN • Cue bidding Simple 5+ cards. Not necessarily As for natural 1C, except Strong 1. weaker than opening bid that 2C overcall is natural OPENING LEADS v suit contracts 4th, 3rd and 5th; ...... strength Jump Opening bid strength and 6 Weak 1NT Multi Landy (5) AK AKx KQ10 KQx KJ10 K109 QJ10 QJx J10x 10xx card or good 5 card suit Attach Red Spot, or hatch over, 109x 987x 10xxx Hxxxx Hxxxxx Cue Bid Michaels (2) Strong 1NT Multi Landy (5) if using non- Hxxx Hxx xx xxx xxxx standard leads Unassuming cue bid (3) Direct Protective 1 NT 15+ 15+ Weak 2 Double for takeout Other leads: v NT contracts 4th, 3rd and 5th; ...... Responses Weak 3 Optional double AKx(x) AJ10x KQ10 KQx KJ10 Stayman, Transfers K109 QJ10 QJx J10x 10xx Direct Protective 4 bids Optional double 10xxx 109x 987x Hxx Hxxxxx 2NT Unusual NT (4) Hxxxx Hxxx xx xxx xxxx

Responses MULTI Natural including double for (In all the card combinations shown , circle the card normally lead if different from standard i.e. underlined card) takeout

ACTION AFTER OPPONENTS INTERVENE WITH CARDING METHODS Describe Primary method. State alternative in brackets. On Partner's lead Reverse attitude Simple Overcall Double Pinched my bid! Bids natural On Declarer's lead Distributional; Higher - Lower = even card count Jump Overcall Double penalties Bids natural When Discarding McKenney Double Redouble New suit Jump in new suit Jump raise 2NT Exceptions to above Carding only applies when not competing for trick! 9+ points Natural 5 cards in suit & weak Balanced Fit with partner 10-12 points

SUPPLEMENTARY DETAILS (Please cross reference to appropriate part of card) Name: ...... Kay Robertson .(1) OGUST : 2NT enquires about quality of weak 2 bid. Responses :- 2C – Min hand poor suit 2D – Min hand good suit Partner: ...... Adrian Eastwood 2H – good hand, poor suit 2S – good hand, good suit S.B.U. NO...... 12851 (2) Michaels Cue bid • A bid of an opponent’s minor suit shows 5 cards in both majors, 6-11 HCP.

• A bid of an opponent’s major suit shows 5 cards in the other major and one minor, unlimited HCP. • Both bids only apply if bid at the first opportunity after opponent’s bid.

(3) Unassuming Cue bid • A simple raise of opponent’s overcall shows a good raise in partner’s suit (4 cards, 10+ points) GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM

(4) Unusual NT - 2NT overcall after opposition have bid at 1 level • promises 5-5 in the two lowest unbid suits (no minimum point count) and asks partner to choose; Bidding Methods:- partner bids - longer of 2 suits (cheaper if equal length), can pre-empt jump with 4+ cards, or - a natural bid of 4th suit indicating 6+ cards, or Weak NT & Benji ACOL with 5 Card Majors - an opposition suit with a strong hand & game or slam interest; this is forcing for one round – bidding cheaper of promised 2 suits in response indicates 0-10 points Style of leads, signals, discards:- (5) Multi Landy - Defence to 1NT. Overcalls have the following meanings: 2 Clubs : both majors (9+ cards), 10+HCP if 5-4, fewer HCP if longer; th nd • Responder bids better major or 2 Diamonds if equal length in the majors, Leads : Higher of touching honours 4 highest, 2 top from rubbish;; • Other responses, including pass, are natural except 3 Clubs which is game forcing. Middle up down 2 Diamonds : single suited (6+ cards in a major) 10-14 HCP; in response: Signals : Reverse attitude, Distributional HELO • Pass => lots of diamonds! • 2 Hearts => Pass or correct (i.e. not prepared to play higher if partner has Hearts); Discards : McKenney • 2 Spades => Pass or correct (i.e. can go further if partner has Hearts but not if Spades) - with Hearts, partner then bids 3 Hearts or another suit if stronger. • 2NT => Enquiry about the hand type with genuine game ambition. Responses are then: - 3 Clubs/Diamonds shows Hearts/Spades with better than minimum hand, ASPECTS OF SYSTEM WHICH - 3 Hearts/Spades shows Hearts/Spades with minimum hand. 2 Hearts/Spades : 5 cards in Hearts/Spades and 4+ in a minor suit; in response: OPPONENTS SHOULD NOTE • 2NT asks partner to bid the minor, • Other responses, including pass, are natural. 2NT : both minors (at least 5-5); partner is expected to pick 1♣ or 1♦ opener shows a minimum of 3 cards 3 of a minor : natural (6+ cards, 10-15 HCP) 1NT opener may include a 5 card major 3 of a major : pre-emptive (7+ cards, 6-9 HCP) Double : for penalties (15+ HCP); should be passed except by a very weak hand (5- HCP), when best to 2NT response to Stayman shows both majors attempt to bail out by bidding a 5 card suit.

(6) Rolling Gerber • 4C is ace asking if not obviously natural or Splinter • Responses 4D = 0, 4H = 1, 4S = 2, 4NT = 3 STRENGTH OF 1NT OPENERS: 12-14 • Bid next suit up from aces response to enquire about kings, except that bidding the agreed suit after the aces response is a signoff . Bid the following suit up for kings in that case. 2. RESPONSE TO 1NT OPENER IS: Non Promissory Stayman (7) 3 Spades response to 2NT promises 5 card minor, singleton or void and no 4 card major

Both players of a partnership must have identically completed convention cards. Cards must be exchanged with opponents for each round.